Zeradina esculenta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae.[1]

Zeradina esculenta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vanikoroidea
Family: Vanikoridae
Genus: Zeradina
Species:
Z. esculenta
Binomial name
Zeradina esculenta
Laws, 1944
Synonyms
  • Micreschara esculenta (Laws, 1944)
  • Zeradina (Naridista) esculenta Laws, 1944

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Tertiary strata at Kaipara, New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zeradina esculenta Laws, 1944 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1053951 on 2023-11-19
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